Enable strategic financial leadership with meaningful outcomes

• As a Finance Advisory Officer, you will help shape smarter decisions, support key reforms, and influence outcomes that matter.
• Salary ranges from $113,574 to $125,720 + super & leave loading.
• Temporary full-time opportunity up to 12 months based at our Sydney Olympic Park location – flexible work arrangements will be considered.

About the role
The Finance Advisory Officer delivers financial insights, analysis, and tools that support operational decision-making and drive improvements in business outcomes. Responsibilities include supporting budgeting and forecasting processes, preparing strategic submissions, and ensuring financial compliance across the organisation.

The position supports system and process enhancements and contributes to the successful delivery of change initiatives aligned with financial objectives. Additional responsibilities include coordinating financial reporting, supporting shared services reforms, contributing to policy development, and delivering training on finance systems and procedures.

For more information read the full Role Description:  Role Description - Finance Advisory Officer.pdf

About you

You bring a strong foundation in financial analysis and business partnering, with the ability to translate complex data into meaningful insights that support strategic decision-making. You are confident navigating change, managing competing priorities, and building collaborative relationships to deliver high-quality financial outcomes across diverse stakeholders.

• Demonstrated ability to support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning aligned with organisational objectives
• Experience contributing to system implementations and shared service reforms
• Strong understanding of financial compliance, Treasury guidelines, and relevant legislation
• Proven capability in analysing financial data to identify risks, trends, and opportunities

Essential Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in Commerce or Finance or Economics and/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.

To be eligible to apply for this position, you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident or hold a valid Australian working Visa for the duration of the appointment. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory National Police Check.

Should you require further information about the role please contact Finance Business Partner, Aditi Thandur via email: aditi.thandur@sport.nsw.gov.au

About us

The Office of Sport is the lead NSW Government agency for sport and active recreation. We offer a career with purpose and work that makes a difference. Delivering on our purpose of ‘Everyone Plays Here’, we are a unique workplace, where no two days are the same!

Our work is spread across NSW, with ten Sport and Recreation Centres, five Olympic Sport Venues and offices throughout the state. We provide leadership, policies, programs, funding and infrastructure to enable participation in sport and active recreation. Our work makes a difference – improving health outcomes, connecting communities and making a stronger NSW.

Our team members are collaborative, creative, hardworking and innovative, brought together by a common goal of ensuring sport and active recreation is accessible for all people in NSW.

How to apply?

For your online application to be considered it must include:

• A cover letter outlining your interest and suitability for the role (maximum 2 pages)
• An up-to-date CV outlining experience, skills & achievements relevant to this role (maximum 4 pages)
• As part of the online application process, you will be prompted to answer two targeted questions:
  1. Explain how financial analysis and forecasting can be used to support business planning and performance monitoring.
  2. Describe the tools, data sources, and techniques you generally use to provide insights and advice to non-finance stakeholders.

It is recommended that you use the STAR approach to ensure your response to these questions is comprehensive.

Applications close:  Sunday, 19 October 2025 at 11:55pm Contact for enquiries: aditi.thandur@sport.nsw.gov.au

What’s in it for you?

The Office of Sport offers you the opportunity to make a direct, shared contribution and difference to sport and recreation in NSW and have a positive impact on quality of life of our clients. We offer a family-friendly and flexible working environment, competitive salaries, and generous leave entitlements. Our benefits include salary packaging, access to the Fitness Passport, the Employee Assistance Program.

Inclusion is a huge focus for the Office, internally and externally. In addition to actively promoting employment for women, people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ individuals, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, we are also committed to increasing opportunities for everyone to participate in sport and active recreation. We are an inclusive and accessible workplace, where your individual contributions are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to feel a sense of connection and belonging.

We want you to bring your best self to this recruitment process. If you feel you may require any adjustments or assistance during the recruitment process, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition Team via workforcemanagement@sport.nsw.gov.au

A talent pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.